Re: Training workshops at GUADEC

2016-01-27 14:54 GMT+01:00 Benjamin Berg <[email protected]>:
> On Mi, 2016-01-27 at 13:04 +0100, Lasse Schuirmann wrote:
>> I love the idea. I think we should definitely do that even if there
>> is almost or no revenue because I see great potential for knowledge
>> exchange within the community here. Having some good introduction for
>> interns and interested newcomers is a really good thing IMO.
>> For some people it might be relevant to get some kind of
>> "certificate" that they have knowledge, I guess that would also
>> influence willingness of employers to pay.
>
> I guess that basically means writing up a nice letter/certificate and
> getting it signed by the GUADEC organization and the individual doing
> the workshop?

Exactly. Probably the individual suffices even, companies tend to like
some "paper" in the end so it doesn't matter that much whats on there
I guess.

>> What is the rationale for not offering speakers any direct
>> compensation and what does that mean exactly? It would be fair IMO to
>> offer them at least travel sponsorship. Though we will see if people
>> step up for this regardless, its a lot of work to do this properly
>> after all.
>
> I think that this should be covered by normal travel sponsorship. By
> saying "no direct compensation" I mean that I don't think that it is
> viable to pay someone to do these. Reimbursements are an entirely
> different thing.

I'm just saying it would be nice to be able to guarantee some
advantage compared to non-speakers so people have an incentive to do
that. It is a lot of work after all and *you* are making money with
*their* free work.

>> I have done some introductions to git and GNOME inspired Workflows,
>> maintaining projects properly in two universities recently and people
>> seemed to like it. I could think of turning this into a workshop if
>> there is demand.
>
> Yeah, something like a GIT and maybe FOSS basics workshop would be
> great to see!

Count me in then. We can sync up later to fix the topic.

Lasse

>> On 27 Jan 2016 11:14 a.m., "Benjamin Berg" <[email protected]
>> > wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have been pondering the idea of having a couple of training
>> > workshops
>> > on the day before GUADEC starts (i.e. on Thursday). There should be
>> > workshops targeted at both newcomers (more likely students) and
>> > more
>> > experienced developers/professionals. These workshops should be
>> > free
>> > for students and foundation members. Other attendees would need to
>> > pay
>> > which--depending on interest--might create revenue stream for
>> > GUADEC.
>> >
>> > Note that GUADEC would not offer direct compensation to tutors in
>> > this
>> > model.
>> >
>> > If we want to do these kind of workshops we need a number of people
>> > and
>> > companies willing to step up and offer tutoring full (or maybe
>> > half)
>> > day workshops. As this is a new thing for GUADEC, I expect that we
>> > would need to ask people to step up to the task.
>> >
>> > Do you think such an offer is a good idea?
>> > Any ideas for workshops (and who could do these)?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Benjamin
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